International Association for the Psychology of Religion Podcast

In episode 6 of the IAPR Podcast, host Dr Sarah Charles interviews Dr Christopher Silver.  0:00 Introduction 1:35 Chris's academic background 6:40 Pedagogy and enabling students' growth 13:50 Enjoying IAPR Conferences 17:00 Religious self-identity 23:40 Non-belief 24:20 WEIRD-centric research and exciting alternatives 27:30 Learning from other researchers 34:00 Religiosity across the lif...

In Episode 5 of the IAPR Podcast, host Sarah Charles interviews Dr Robert Arrowood, the winner of the IAPR 2025 Early Career Award and discuss his work in the area of existential psychology, with a focus on his work on the role of quest religiosity on existential coping.  Chapters: 0:00 Intro  1:10 Robert's academic Background 3:40 Robert's research lab  5:20 Robert's current work o...

In this special episode of the IAPR Podcast, host, Dr Sarah Charles, talks with Dr Carissa Sharp from the University of Birmingham about the upcoming 2025 IAPR Conference that will be held in Birmingham, UK in August of 2025.    0:00 Introduction  0:45 About Carissa Sharp  3:45 How Carissa found the IAPR  4:30 2025 IAPR Conference  9:10 Keynote Speakers  11:25 Pre-Conference information  14:00 Ass...

In the Third episode of the IAPR podcast, host Dr Sarah Charles interviews Dr Suvi-Maria Saarelainen, who is an associate professor at the University of Eastern Finland, about her work on the religious coping and  existential loneliness  Chapters: 0:00 Intro  1:22 Suvi's academic Background 3:35 IAPR as an academic home  4:41 Suvi's work on religious coping  7:05 Generational differences...

In the second episode of the IAPR podcast, host Dr Sarah Charles interviews Dr Everton de Oliveira Maraldi about his work on the psychology of mediumship, possession, and dissociation   Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:27 About Everton 5:21 Psychology's WEIRD approach to mediumship and spiritism 11:40 Everton's cross-cultural work and potential for new ideas 14:00 The role of embodied cognition in...

In the first episode of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) podcast, host Dr Sarah Charles interviews Dr Julia Gyimesi about her recent article published in Issue 1 of Volume 45 of the Archive for the Psychology of Religion entitled "Epilepsy and religiosity: A historical overview" (DOI: 10.1177/00846724221135678)  Find us on  YouTube: https://www.youtube....